Christmas Mass Servers: (only listed names available at time of early bulletin deadline) 4:30 Emma Jones, Aiden & Isaac Positano 6:30 A.J. and Alex Britt, Isabel Peron 8:30 Derek Morgan, Logan Ostrowski, Heidi Forgach 12:00 Caroline Fawcett, Christian and Catherine Jaskulski 9:30 3 to be fi lled 11:30 Jack Kasprzak, 2 to be fi lled
We will have a Parish celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Rite of Penance) on Tuesday evening, December 18th at 7:00 p.m. in the Church, it will include Advent Vespers, and all are invited to attend. The cry of the prophet to “prepare the way of the Lord” (Isaiah 40:3) echoes throughout the season of Advent. Our Church has long used this mantra as a call to the faithful to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance as a preparation for Christmas. Our spiritual preparation is to remove any sin from our hearts so that we might be ready to accept Christ’s presence worthily, and His gift of peace. Continue reading
Walk through the Liturgy of the Mass with Bishop Barron and you’ll be transformed through insights on this most privileged and intimate encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ. See how the Mass brings us out of the fallen world and into the heavenly realm, how it resonates with a call from God and a response from His people, the Church, and, most importantly, how we are intimately joined with the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus through the Holy Eucharist. The Mass will help you understand how to fully, consciously, and actively participate in the source and summit of the Christian life. This 6-week series will be led by Father Hudgin and held on Tuesday afternoons (12:30 to 2:00 p.m.) and Thursday evenings (6:30 to 8:00 p.m.), beginning January 8th and 10th respectively, in the East Campus Meeting Rooms and Family Center. The sessions will conclude on February 12 and 14. Please register by January 2nd by calling the Parish Center at 419-885-5791, or email at jdenyer@stjoesylvania.org. We hope you will consider participating in this new program by Bishop Robert Barron, The Mass.
Sunday, 25th The Knowledge. “Praise the Lord, my soul, all my inmost being, praise his holy name.” Psalm 103:1
A Thanksgiving Prayer “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord: let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.” Psalm 100
Crafters needed for our Annual Christmas Festival
Dear Fellow Parish Bulletin Reps: December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, which is celebrated on December 8. The Holy Father’s Intentions for the month of December, 2018: Evangelization: In the Service of the Transmission of Faith: That people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time. Feasts for December: Francis Xavier (12/3), Nicholas (12/6), Ambrose, (12/7), Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (12/8), Our Lady of Guadalupe (12/12), Lucy (12/13), John of the Cross (12/14), Christmas (12/25), Stephen (12/26), John (12/27), Holy Innocents (12/28) Holy Family (12/30).
